Regiment

[el_diablo]

hey there everyone just wondering if anyone has got there pgac on the 20th of may or if anyone in this forum is joining the regiment? el diablo

[regiment_rock]

Hi Diablo.
Ive just done my PGAC, for more info about it read the other post about PGAC.
I passed, and Im joining the Regt. asap.
Good luck.

[el_diablo]

now then mate,congrat's on passing!i just looked at your post on the pgac,you say they've made is harder but did u find it hard? wot kind of training did you do before hand? ive only just got my info about it through today but they forgot to send my travel warrent so im getting that sorted out asap,when u due to start basic? el diablo

[regiment_rock]

Cheers.
Yeah they have made it hard. I found it hard aswell. I'd never done anything like a loaded march before, and I thought a tab was just a steady paced walk. We were wearing kevlar helmets, and you could see the sweat dripping in front of your eyes.
Before I went I only really did running and press ups and sit ups.
Before I go back to my TG course Im going to run further, swim more and fill a rucksack with sleeping bags and everything and start tabbing with it.
In the interviews in the end when we found out if we'd passed or failed, they said there is still a TG course that has spaces on it in June, but Im not sure if I can get ready in a month. Im just waiting to hear from my AFCO.
Where abouts are you from?
I got my dad to drive there, only took me an hour, otherwise I would have had to get a train to London, then back up to Bury.

[el_diablo]

now then m8,im from grimsby just near hull,thats all ive bin doin n all jus runnin like 3-4 miles n doin press ups n sit ups,think i should pass it,im gonna hav to get the train down from ere,,,gonna take me about 5 hours,i bin to lichfield b4 on the train n had to change like 3 times,,,not the best way to get there but i guess its easy,cant wait for my pgac,good luck wiv t.g m8, el diablo

[RobT]

If a recruit fails their PGAC how many more times can they have another crack at it? RM's only let you have two atempts i heard so i wonder what the regiment will allow.

[liftmeister]

YOU ARE ALLOWED TWO ATTEMPTS I THINK, UNLESS YOU DROP OUT THROUGH AN INJURY OR FAMILY REASONS, IM GOING IN AS A GUNER IF I DO NOT GET IN AS A NAVIGATOR.

[RobT]

OK cheers mate.

[Diego]

hey well done in passing and good luck diablo, but i was wondering if you need to be extremly strong, i mean i have been told that you have to have good upper body strenght which i can understand but i am not what you call the fat, lol, far from it i am really slender but i can do the bleep test and the 3 miiole run and the swimming and press ups and situps so will i still be able to join then

I really need some help so if you can rely that woujld be really great thanks lads.

[liftmeister]

thats just about ll you need to do aprt from determination and passing yor interviews. upper body strength isnt that important , being fit and healthy is. i just run daily(5miles) and go gym 4 times a week.